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Courses
Courses around the UK offer offer training in paediatric anaesthesia and critical care.
A selection of such courses are listed below. Please let us know of any courses you would like added to this page - webmaster@apagbi.org.uk
Financial Support for Virtual Educational Meetings for Paediatric Anaesthesia
The APA is offering financial support for virtual educational meetings. Please read the proposal and application forms below for more information.
Paediatric Anaesthesia
22nd Barts and the London Paediatric Anaesthesia Education Day
22nd Barts and the London Paediatric Anaesthesia Education Day
When: 20th November 2023
Where: Royal College of Anaesthetists
Details and booking on https://www.eventbrite.com/
Join us for three great sessions on 'Saving our Planet', 'Saving our Moral Compass' and 'Saving a child's life'. Anaesthetists and the wider MDT are welcome!
Session 1: Saving the Planet
Paediatric Anaesthesia and the Environment: How Can We Reduce Our Impact?
TIVA in Babies and Children
Top Tips for TIVA in Children, Neuro-monitoring in Children
Session 2: Saving our Moral Compass
Has Our Capability to Treat Children Outgunned Our Ethical Understanding?
A moderated conversation on a thorny topic.
Challenges Facing World Beating Paediatric Research and How to Deal With Them
Debate: Parental Presence at Resuscitation
"Parents should always be allowed to be present during the cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt for their child"
Session 3: Saving a Child's Life
Advances in Paediatric Resuscitation in the Last Ten Years
Resuscitation for Children
Anaphylaxis in Children, Training Paediatric Resuscitation in the Community
FEAST 10yrs on: What Has Changed, What Should Have Changed?
COAST: Is There A Message for Paediatric Resuscitation in the UK?
Alder Hey Little Lectures
1830-1915*: Gastric ultrasound as an aspiration risk assessment tool?
Dr Peter Van De Putte MD, PhD
Imelda, Bonheiden, Belgium
1915-2000*: Paediatric Perioperative Fluid Management Myths
Dr Ahmed Mesbah MB BCh FCAI FRCA
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
2000-2045*: Transfusion in Paediatrics
Dr Margaret Hanley MD
IWK Health Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
End anticipated: 21:00
Scottish Paediatric Network Spring Meeting
The meeting will be hybrid, though we much prefer to see people face to face.
We have booked the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh: The Caledonian, just a 10-minute stroll from Edinburgh Haymarket train station.
Please come and see us, enjoy some coffee, some great company, fabulous food and of course a fantastic programme of talks and interactive sessions.
Register at https://bookcpd.com/course/span-spring-meeting-2023
Topics to be covered include:
- Processed EEG in children
- Managing Acute Anxiety
- Paediatric Pain Services
- Expert Case Discussion Panel Session
- Trainee Poster and Oral Sessions
- Separate trainee education session
Royal London 21st Annual Education Day in Paediatric Anaesthesia
The 21st Annual Education Day in Paediatric Anaesthesia hosted by the Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Barts Health Children's Hospital.
November 15th 2022
Recognised for 5 CPD points by the RCoA
Event Details & Booking
The programme includes sessions on paediatric trauma, neonatal troubleshooting and top tips for the DGH anaesthetist as well as the legendary debate, and guest speakers from Israel and Austria and many closer to home.
In the meantime best wishes, and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the meeting in November.
Corinne, Lionel, Anil, Jo and Shylesh.
Great Ormond Street Hospital Paediatric Difficult Airway Course
Date: 7th November 2022
Location: Doubletree by Hilton 92 Southampton Row London WC1B 4BH
The GOSH Paediatric Difficult Airway Course is aimed at anaesthetic consultants and trainees who wish to develop, improve and update their skills in the management of children with difficult airways. The focus of the day is to give you hands on experience and to share our expertise. Airway specialist consultant paediatric anaesthetists will present short lectures before you have the opportunity to practice with difficult airway devices and techniques. The management of real paediatric difficult airway cases will be discussed in small groups giving everyone a chance to share experiences.
Places: 30
Cost: £250
Course organiser: Dr Jamuna Navaratnarajah
Event contact: gosh.airway2022@gmail.com
CPD accreditation: 5 CPD credits (pending approval)
SAFE Paediatrics UK course
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The course covers anaesthesia for common elective and emergency conditions in children, pain management, fluid resuscitation, newborn and paediatric life support and paediatric trauma management. Courses can be found on the https://anaesthetists.org/Home/International/Our-international-work/Safer-Anaesthesia-From-Education-SAFE pages
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22nd Barts and the London Paediatric Anaesthesia Education Day
22nd Barts and the London Paediatric Anaesthesia Education Day
When: 20th November 2023
Where: Royal College of Anaesthetists
Join us for three great sessions on 'Saving our Planet', 'Saving our Moral Compass' and 'Saving a child's life'. Anaesthetists and the wider MDT are welcome!
Session 1: Saving the Planet
Paediatric Anaesthesia and the Environment: How Can We Reduce Our Impact?
TIVA in Babies and Children
Top Tips for TIVA in Children, Neuro-monitoring in Children
Session 2: Saving our Moral Compass
Has Our Capability to Treat Children Outgunned Our Ethical Understanding?
A moderated conversation on a thorny topic.
Challenges Facing World Beating Paediatric Research and How to Deal With Them
Debate: Parental Presence at Resuscitation
"Parents should always be allowed to be present during the cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt for their child"
Session 3: Saving a Child's Life
Advances in Paediatric Resuscitation in the Last Ten Years
Resuscitation for Children
Anaphylaxis in Children, Training Paediatric Resuscitation in the Community
FEAST 10yrs on: What Has Changed, What Should Have Changed?
COAST: Is There A Message for Paediatric Resuscitation in the UK?
Simulation Courses
Paediatric Advanced Trauma Skills Course
May 10th & 11th 2023
Nov 9th & 10th 2023
Royal London Hospital Simulation Centre
Paediatric Trauma course open to people from multiple disciplines including anaesthesia at a registrar or consultant level.
Held in Royal London Hospital Education Academy in Whitechapel and has a multi-disciplinary faculty from across London and surrounding areas.
- 2 Day course covering Advanced Paediatric Trauma Skills
- Do you have and interest/questions about paediatric trauma?
- Need more experience in managing Paediatric Trauma?
- Beyond APLS/ATLS • Multidisciplinary Consultantled faculty
- Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Surgeons
Contact RLH_SIM_ADMIN@bartshealth.nhs.uk
MEPA at GOSH
GOSH MEPA courses have restarted.
- Course for consultants (MEPA-FC) on 3rd March
- Course trainees (MEPA- FT) on 4th May
- Course trainees (MEPA- FT) on18th July.
Candidates will need to create an account on the DEN website to be able to book the course. Details are in the attached file.
MEPA-FC 3rd March link:
MEPA- FT 4th May 2023 link:
Birmingham Acute Paediatric Airway Course (BACPAC)
The one-day course is based around practical aspects of airway management in children, and is designed to be relevant to anaesthetists, intensivists or emergency department doctors.
Contact Lorraine.darby1@nhs.net or hardeep.chahal@nhs.net for further details
Managing Emergencies in Paediatric Anaesthesia (MEPA)
MEPA Courses Nationwide
Trainees and consultants in the UK can develop management strategies for emergencies in paediatric anaesthesia using high-fidelity simulation.
Note: The MEPA website has out of date credentials, so may present a security warning on your web browser
MEPA at Sheffield
At Sheffield Children’s Hospital we run our anaesthetic simulation program within the clinical environment. For our MEPA courses we use either the anaesthetic area of our MRI suite or our theatres. We run trainee courses every 3 months for our in-house trainees. For candidates from outside the deanery there is a charge of £120.
MEPA at Oxford
We run this one-day simulation course at Oxford Children's Hospital in our high fidelity suite, OxStar. It is led by experienced paediatric anaesthetists and we run both MEPA For Trainees and MEPA For Consultants courses.
Other Courses of Interest
RCOA CPD Approved Events
There are usually a selection of approved paediatric events amongst the CPD diary which is updated weekly.